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Mōtung:Cattbera

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Getæl nīwra worda and earfoðra worda

[adiht fruman]
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Note that in this list: "ȝ"=IPA "j", "ċ"=IPA "t͡ʃ", "sċ"=IPA "ʃ", and "ċȝ"=IPA "d͡ːʒ".
Note that etymologies or rationales for the Old English neologisms should be put after the Modern English translation in square brackets, like so:
  • fȳrƿǣpen (sn) - firearm, gun [calque of "firearm"]
Abbreviations used are: sm/sn/sf = strong masculine/neuter/feminine; wm/wn/wf = weak masculine/neuter/feminine; indecm/indecn/indecf = indeclinable masculine/neuter/feminine; w-dec. = w-declension; u-dec. = u declension; i-mut. = i-mutated; pl. = plural; aj = adjective; desc. = modifier for a noun (a "describer") other than an adjective; av = adverb; w1/w2/w3 = weak verb class; s1/s2/.../s7b = strong verb class.
  • cattbera (wm) - panda bear [calque of Chinese "熊猫"]
  • gærsbēam (sm) - bamboo plant [literally "grass-tree" since bamboo is a type of grass]
  • gærsbēambera (wm) - panda bear [calque of Dutch "bamboebeer"]
  • syċedēor (sn) - mammal [calque of German "Säugetier"]